brute vs canine

brute

adj
  • Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans). 

  • Without reason or intelligence (of animals). 

  • Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless. 

  • Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless. 

  • Crude, unpolished. 

  • Strong, blunt, and spontaneous. 

noun
  • A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person. 

  • A kind of powerful spotlight. 

verb
  • To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other. 

canine

adj
  • Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. 

  • Dog-like. 

  • Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs. 

noun
  • Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae. 

  • A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity. 

  • Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like. 

  • In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid. 

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